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Patent GB-189717366-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying, of any Number of Figures.
Inventor: MAYBAUM LEVY
Filed: 1897-07-23
Granted: 1897-08-28
Abstract: 17,366. Maybaum, L. July 23. Calculating-apparatus.-The apparatus is for adding, subtracting, and multiplying. A rotary disc e is marked with three concentric scales e', e<2>, e<3> marked respectively 0-500, 500-1000, 1000-1500, and carries a circular rack m with 500 teeth corresponding to the scales. A spring pointer h can be pressed down so as to bring a projection beneath it into engagement with any of the teeth of the rack, and the end of the pointer works over a fixed scale o graduated 0-100 and having stops p, q at its end. In order to know which scale to read from, a pointer a<3> with three connected arms u, u<1>, u<2> is shifted from 0 to 500, 500 to 1000, 1000 to 1500, at each successive rotation of the disc e by the pin t. s is a pointer, opposite which results appear during the calculations, and r a similar pointer on the disc opposite the 0, 500, 1000 of the various scales. In using the apparatus for addition, two columns are added at once, units and tens first, then hundreds and thousands, and so on. The pointer h is moved to the lowest number of the first two columns, engaged with the rack m, and moved back to the stop q. The same movement is repeated with each number in the first two columns until all have been added. The next two columns (hundreds and thousands) are then proceeded with in the same way, after adding any number to be carried from the first result. Subtraction is accomplished by a reverse process, and multiplication by repeated addition.
Patent GB-189718328-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Eye Protectors for Cyclists and others.
Inventor: SWAIN EDWARD
Filed: 1897-08-06
Granted: 1898-08-06
Abstract: 18,328. Swain, E. Aug. 6. Caps ; hats fitted with eye, face, and like protectors and shades.-A folding wire frame A, A', Figs. 3 and 4, with spring coils at B, supports gauze or fine netting N, and can be secured to the peak of a cap, by sewing or by passing the wire A' into the material of the cap. The arrangement may be variously modified. In the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the wire A' is replaced by an elastic band C, and the ends of the wire A are bent into hooks F.
Patent GB-189720382-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Means for Advertising.
Inventor: CASPAR ALFRED LOUIS EDOUARD
Filed: 1897-09-04
Granted: 1898-07-23
Abstract: 20,382. Caspar, A. L. E. Sept. 4. Drawings to Specification. Advertising.-Sanitary paper in roll or book form has interleaved advertisement sheets which are perforated to prevent their use as sanitary paper.
Patent GB-189723768-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brakes for Velocipedes and the like.
Inventor: SIMMONDS THOMAS HENRY
Filed: 1897-10-15
Granted: 1898-09-10
Abstract: 23,768. Simmonds, T. H. Oct. 15. Brakes.-A ring g, secured by screws i or other suitable means to the chain-wheel g<1>, is encircled by a steel or other band f, connected at one end to a pin d secured by a band clip a to the frame, and at the other end to a lever e pivoted on the pin d. On turning the lever e, by means of a rod k connected to the handle-bars, the band f is tightened on the ring g, and retards the cycle.
Patent GB-189724245-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bicycles.
Inventor: PATERSON GILBERT
Filed: 1897-10-20
Granted: 1898-04-23
Abstract: 24,245. Paterson, G. Oct. 20. Drawings to Specification. Screens, military.-Bicycles are adapted for military use by fitting them with safety wheels, shields, and rifle supports. A shield, composed of bars which are pivoted so that they may be opened out like a fan, is fixed to the front of the bicycle. The shield is pivoted so that it can be turned into position along the top bar of the bicycle and is secured by a clip.
Patent GB-189725750-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Producing Materials.
Inventor: ZIMMERMAN JOHN
Filed: 1897-11-05
Granted: 1898-05-20
Abstract: 25,750. Zimmerman, J. Nov. 5. Carbides.-Calcium carbide, or like gas-producing material, is crushed, mixed with a saturated solution of shellac in alcohol, pressed into cakes, blocks, sticks, &c., and then heated to drive off the alcohol These blocks &c. are more easily stored and transported than untreated carbide, and generate gas, when treated with water, more slowly.
Patent GB-189725930-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Luggage-Carriers for Cycles and similar Vehicles.
Inventor: JAHN HERMANN
Filed: 1897-11-08
Granted: 1898-03-12
Abstract: 25,930. Jahn, H. Nov. 8. Luggage-carriers.-A frame 1, shaped as shown in Fig 1, is secured to the handle-bar x by means of a curved clip plate 4 which rests on the handle-bar, and wire frames 6, 6<a>, provided with a clamping-device 7, 8, 10 for embracing the handle-bar stem. The clamping-device consists of a loop 8 having a hooked end 12, and pivoted to one side of the frame 6, and a second loop 7 pivoted to the frame 6 at 7<a> and formed into loops or eyes at 9 to receive a link 10, to which are connected several chain links 11. The loop 8 is folded around the stem and caused to embrace the frame 6<a> ; one of the chain links is then passed over the hooked end 12, and the end of the spring loop 7 is pressed backwards to cause it to embrace the opposite side of the stem, and at the same time to tighten the device around the stem.
Patent GB-189728708-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Spraying Machine.
Inventor: STRAWSON GEORGE FREDERICK
Filed: 1897-12-04
Granted: 1898-11-05
Abstract: 28,708. Strawson, G. F. Dec. 4. Spray-producers.-Relates to a spraying-machine for the treatment of crops. A tank 2 for containing the spraying- mixture is mounted on a frame 1 on wheels 13. A pump 25, driven from a crank-pin 19 on a toothed wheel 18 gearing with a toothed wheel 17 on the axle 12, forces the spraying- mixture from the tank to the spraying-nozzles 33. The latter are mounted in a row on the back of the cart, as shown in Fig. 4, the pipes 34 being adjustably connected to telescopic tubes 36 so as to allow adjustment to suit the crops. The respective nozzles are provided with cocks 39 so that any may be turned off at will, and they are all connected by flexible tubing to a pipe 31 which has a three-way cock 28 by which the pump may be made to deliver back into the tank. A shaft passing through the tank and carrying a number of beaters for stirring the liquid is driven by bevel-wheels 7 and chain gearing from the axle. The nozzles 33 are shown to a larger scale in Fig. 12, and are adapted to be turned in any direction.
Patent GB-189729054-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Generating Acetylene Gas.
Inventor: O'BRIEN JOHN OWDEN
Filed: 1897-12-08
Granted: 1898-02-05
Abstract: 29,054. O'Brien, J. O., [Boule, E. M.]. Dec. 8. Acetylene.-Within a water chamber B, which is enlarged at the top to form an annular chamber B<1>, depends a cylinder A. This is carried by the cover a which also supports a carbide hopper C fitted with a screw plug c. A valve H is mounted on a rod j, which is guided at h and is supported by rods l, l<1> fixed to a float D. The chamber B' is divided into two by a rim d, in which is formed a siphon e. When the apparatus is out of action the valve rod j is held up by a ring q on a rod m which is supported on the cover a by a spring catch r. When this rod is depressed the valve H falls and some carbide is distributed into the water. If the gas is produced more rapidly than it is consumed, water is forced up into the chamber B and raises the front D, so as to close the valve H and cut off the supply of carbide. If generation continues, the rising water overflows into the chamber B<11> without increasing the pressure in B. If the valve H has not been closed by the float D, the water continues to rise and raises a float D on a rod k pivoted a k<1>, and the rod k engages a pin n<1> on the rod m and lifts it so as to close the valve H. When the pressure diminishes, the water remaining in the chamber B" runs back into the chamber B<1> by the siphon e.
Patent GB-189802719-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pumping Apparatus and Compressors.
Inventor: DELAUNAY-BELLEVILLE LOUIS MARI
Filed: 1898-02-02
Granted: 1898-03-05
Abstract: 2719. Delaunay-Belleville, L. M. G. Feb. 2. Pump valves and valve seats.-Annular valves, such as 28, are externally guided, the guides and seats being formed in one piece 27. The valves may b e applied singly, each with its own guard; or they may be arranged, as shown, so that the bottom of the block 29, which forms the seats and guides of the delivery valves, acts as the guard for the suction valves.
Patent GB-189803576-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Bread.
Inventor: DATHIS LEON
Filed: 1898-02-12
Granted: 1899-03-11
Abstract: 3576. Dathis, L. Feb. 12. Moulding dough.- Relates to the construction and arrangement of apparatus for the manufacture of bread without the material coming in contact with the hands of the operator. The fermented dough is passed to a moulding- machine in which it is rolled between endless bands d<1>, d', Fig. 3, passing between longitudinal tables e, e<1>, and driven first in one and then in the opposite direction. The upper table e can be raised or lowered by means of slotted quadrants f<2>, f3 so as to regulate the shape of loaf produced. The band d' is driven by a band d<3> connecting-pulleys d<5>, d<6> the latter being on the shaft of the pulley d<4> carrying the band d<1>. The band d<1> passes round pulleys c, c<1> mounted on a rocking beam d, and is alternately brought into contact with the drums a, a<1> driven in opposite directions by direct and crossed straps from the main driving-pulley. The beam d is rocked by a rotating cam b, and is fitted with a spring r. The table e' is mounted on links b<2>, and is alternately raised and lowered by a lever b<3> connected to the rocking beam d as the direction of movement of the bands d, d' is changed.
Patent GB-189804072-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brakes for Railway Vehicles.
Inventor: LAYCOCK WILLIAM SAMUEL
Filed: 1898-02-18
Granted: 1899-01-07
Abstract: 4072. Laycock, W. S. Feb. 18. Brakes.-Relates to improvements on the brakes described in Specifications No. 14,495, A.D. 1885, and No. 15,194, A.D. 1895. The brake blocks are applied by a rocking-shaft A rotated by depressing one of the hand-levers H placed at the sides of the vehicle. These hand-levers rest on a transverse lever L so that, when one is depressed, the other is raised. Each has a roller K moving over the sinuous or wavy edge of a bracket I by which the lever is moved lengthwise and the brakes applied or taken off. The hand-levers are slotted at N, so that the brakes can be operated also by steam or vacuum gear.
Patent GB-189807196-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Ignition Gear for Explosion Engines.
Inventor: SIMMS FREDERICK RICHARD
Filed: 1898-03-24
Granted: 1899-01-28
Abstract: 7196. Simms, F. R. March 24. Drawings to Specification. Dynamos, driving.-The oscillating envelope between the fixed armature and field magnets of the dynamo described in Specification No. 15,411, A.D. 1897, is operated synchronously with the contact-breakers for igniting the charge in two cylinder Daimler motors by driving it from the same shaft through spur gearing which doubles the speed and an eccentric and rod connected to a crank on the shaft of the envelope.
Patent GB-189811101-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Fired Furnaces.
Inventor: JONES FREDERICK JOSIAH
Filed: 1898-05-16
Granted: 1899-05-16
Abstract: 11,101. Jones, F. J. May 16. Gaseous-fuel furnaces; gas producers and generators.- Retorts' R, R for generating heating and illuminating gas are mounted below the bed of a furnace, as shown, in connection with a combustion chamber B in which the heating-gas is burnt with air admitted at K, K. The heating- gas is generated by incomplete combustion in some of the retorts, but the illuminating gas is produced in the remainder by distillation only, and is led away for use. C is the heating-chamber of the furnace.
Patent GB-189820328-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Moulds for use in Casting Steel Ingots.
Inventor: BENNETT GEORGE
Filed: 1898-09-26
Granted: 1898-11-26
Abstract: 20,328. Bennett, G. Sept. 26. Ingots.-A mould for use in casting steel ingots or discs is made up of two parts s a secured together by bolts e or equivalent means. The juxtaposed portions d of the half-moulds form a runner c. A core g of sand or moulders' composition is formed in the centre of the mould, and a recess h is filled with the same material and serves to receive the impact of the stream of molten metal.
Patent GB-189821743-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Galleys for Type.
Inventor: LEONARD EDWARD GEORGE
Filed: 1898-10-15
Granted: 1899-08-19
Abstract: 21,743. Leonard, E. G. Oct. 15. Galleys; quoins and side-sticks. - F i g . 2 shows a galley having a bottom A, sides A<1>, A<2>, and end A<3>. In the bottom A are formed a number of perforations B, f o rfacilitating the removal of dust &c. The sides are also perforated as at B<1>, Fig. 3. The side-stick D tapers from its middle to each end, and is preferably of the section shown in Fig. 4, having a dovetail rib D<2> for the groove E<1> of the quoins E. One side A<2> of the galley is formed with a groove C, preferably T-shaped, for movable indicators or " flags " C<1>.
Patent GB-189822121-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Guard or Splash Preventer for Use in connection with Cooking or other similar Pans.
Inventor: KILLICK GEORGE EDWARD
Filed: 1898-10-21
Granted: 1899-08-26
Abstract: 22,121. Killick, G. E., and Cochran, G. W. Oct. 21. Pans.-Relates to means for preventing splashing in running-off water &c. from a cooking or other similar pan F. A truncated funnel A is pivoted to a rod D which slides in a guide f, so that the funnel can be run out under the cock E to lead the water &c. from the cock to the grating H. The funnel runs on wheels B, and may have a perforated bottom.
Patent GB-189825844-A (GB)
Title: Safety Wagon or Carriage for Lessening the Effects of Railway Collisions and Preventing Derailments.
Inventor: EMDEN JULIUS
Filed: 1898-12-07
Granted: 1899-08-12
Abstract: 25,844. Emden, J. Dec 7. De-railing, preventing; collisions, lessening effects of.-A safaty wagon. Fig. 5, is connected in front to the locomotive, Fig. 6, and is provided at the rear with elastic cushions. The connection to the locomotive consists of four beams, two on each side, which are joined by transverse beams e beneath the boiler, and of four beams b, arranged two above the others, and passing through slots d in the framing d<1> on the locomotive.
Patent GB-189902524-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sliver Cans.
Inventor: HATTON JAMES
Filed: 1899-02-04
Granted: 1899-12-02
Abstract: 2524. Hatton, J. Feb. 4. Milk cans. - Relates to cans having buffer bottoms. The bottom ring 7 is attached to a flange 3 on the bottom of the can by a number of bent springs 5, which may be strengthened by blocks of india-rubber secured between the parallel portions of the bends. The flange on the can is strengthened by a ring 4, and the whole is covered by a binder ring 9 secured to the body of the can.
Patent GB-189902776-A (GB)
Title: Improved Arrangement for Mechanically Closing the End of Cigarette Paper Tubes.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1899-02-07
Granted: 1900-01-27
Abstract: 2776. Thompson, W. P., [Soc. Braunstein frÞres and Chambon, L.]. Feb. 7. Cigarette - making ma. chines.-Relates to devices for converting continuous cigarette tube into individual tubes having one end closed. The paper strip is converted into a tube by devices W, W<1>, W<2> forming no part of the invention. A fixed mandrel 18 is surrounded by a sleeve 19 terminating in a plug 20. A cam 3 and levers 23, 22 effect the reciprocation of the sleeve. A carriage formed of sliding bars 1 supports a pair of cam-actuated shears 5 and an iris-like system of levers 8, Fig. 4, which serve to bend over the end of the paper tube. The cam 3 and lever 4 cause the carriage to travel at the same speed as the cigarette tube while the shears 5 and levers 8 are in operation. The sleeve 19 is so reciprocated that the plug 20 is at some little distance from the shears while they are in operation, but is brought close up to the levers 8 while the end of the tube is being closed.
Patent GB-189907810-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Water Gauges.
Inventor: FLETCHER JAMES ASHTON
Filed: 1899-04-13
Granted: 1900-03-10
Abstract: 7810. Fletcher, J. A., and Fletcher, S. April 13. Gauge-glass fittings.-Relates to the lighting of water gauges, which is effected by an electric lamp traversing the whole length of the steam and water space of the gauge. The casing A is fitted with a flat glass and a hinged cover carrying a protecting-plate covered with wire netting as described in Specification No. 5322, A.D. 1896. In a cylindrical extension H of the casing surrounding part of the steam and water space, a glass tube K is mounted by the screw plugs L, L with packing L<1>, L', and within this tube is fitteda long incandescent lamp M. The insulated plugs P, P, which are fixed by screw or bayonet-joints, receive the wires, which are connected by wing-nut screws Q, Q with the plates R, R and thence, by springs S, S, with the plates N, N pressing on the caps M<1>, M<1>. The details of the fitting may be somewhat varied. Thus, a loop filament may be used, both terminals being then at one end of the lamp and differently arranged ; or the lamp glass may itself form the tube K; or the incandescent lamp may be replaced by a vacuum tube. To diffuse the light, the tube K may be prismatically cut or ground, painted, or otherwise treated.
Patent GB-189910114-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with the Lubrication and Prevention of Corrosion of the Propeller Shafts of Steam Ships, said Improvements being also applicable for other purposes.
Inventor: LOBNITZ FRED
Filed: 1899-05-13
Granted: 1899-07-01
Abstract: 10,114. Lobnitz, F. May 13. Stuffing - boxes and the like.- Lubricant is retained in, and water excluded from, the sterntube bearing 4 by means of the ring 13 held by fluid pressure against the ring 19 fixed on the boss 2 of the propeller. The fluid pressure employed may be that of the water outside of the ship, or of water from a tank situated within the ship at a suitable height. In the case shown, however, the oil used to lubricate the bearing is employed to give the required pressure. The ring 13 works in an annular chamber 10, and is provided with a leather packing 14. The chamber 10 communicates with the space 25, to which the oil has free access, the shaft running loosely in the bush 27. The oil is supplied from a tank in the engine-room, or is forced to the bearing by mechanical means. In a modification, a flexible ring is used instead of the metal ring 13, the flexible ring engaging in a groove in the ring 19. The shaft revolves in a white metal bush, so that, if water gains access to it, the excessive corrosion, due to galvanic action when brass is present, is avoided. The invention is applicable to centrifugal dredging-pumps and other machines.
Patent GB-189910990-A (GB)
Title: An Arrangement for Closing and Tightening the Covers of Containers which are Subject alternately to Internal and External Pressure.
Inventor: WENDELBO-MADSEN JULIUS
Filed: 1899-05-25
Granted: 1899-09-02
Abstract: 10,990. Wendelbo-Madsen, J. May 25. Fastenings.-Containers, such as for salt-curing, which are subject alternately to internal and external pressure, are specially constructed at the top to receive an airtight lid, which is secured by special fastenings. Surrounding the container, near the top edge, is a ring b which carries brackets c provided with fastening-lugs e, d. The fastenings consist of bows or hasps o<1> pivoted to the lid, which engage with the lugs e, and the threaded projectionsp of which are secured in the slitted studs d. The bows are tightened by wedges t actuated by thumb-nuts on the screws s. The projections p are secured by pins r and nuts q.
Patent GB-189921990-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Cord Grips for Electrical Apparatus.
Inventor: OPPENHEIMER HERMANN
Filed: 1899-11-03
Granted: 1900-09-08
Abstract: 21,990. Oppenheimer, H., [Actiengesellschaft Mix & Genest]. Nov. 3. Cleats or holders.- The two conical bodies e, for gripping a flexible conducting cord f in an electrical apparatus such as a lamp-holder, are held between the casing c and a shoulder in a screw cap a, a tubular extension of which has a smooth outwardly-turned edge g to avoid chafing.
Patent GB-189924552-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Making Bricks.
Inventor: MAYNARD ALFRED LIONEL
Filed: 1899-12-09
Granted: 1900-10-13
Abstract: 24,552. Maynard, A. L., and Watts, J. Dec. 9. Moulding bricks.-Clay is fed by a vertical or horizontal pug-mill to a hopper a, and is forced by curved steel blades d, e through a die f into moulds k which are fed forwards by a plunger or pawls v, a lever, and a rod s operated by a cam, eccentric or crank r. The blades d, e are fixed to a square portion of a shaft b by #-shaped bolts o, o<1>, Fig. 3, passing round the blades and through a clamping- plate p. The blade e is made of flexible spring steel, and enters the mouthpiece or die f. The moulds are open at the top and bottom, and are mounted on a table or rollers between side guides, or on bottoms j jointed together in the form of an endless chain. The filled moulds are removed as they pass over the pulley h<1>, and the empty moulds are placed on the bottoms as the latter pass round the pulley h. The pawls v engage with projections x at the sides of the endless chain.
Patent GB-190003897-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Free-wheel Mechanism.
Inventor: STOYLE HENRY CHARLES
Filed: 1900-02-28
Granted: 1901-01-26
Abstract: 3897. Stoyle, H. C. Feb. 28. Clutches.-Relates to free-wheel clutches for bicycles &c. The l o o s e chain-wheel b is fitted with s i d e plates, in which are pivoted on transverse pins pawls d engaging a ratchetwheel a fixed to the hub. The pawls are provided with rear extensions g, so arranged that, during f o r w a r d pedalling, the ratchet teeth strike them and bring them into operative position.
Patent GB-190009062-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Transmission of Power with Reversing and Speed Gear.
Inventor: O'BRIEN JOHN OWDEN
Filed: 1900-05-16
Granted: 1901-03-16
Abstract: 9062. O'Brien, J. O., [Carrier, J., and Touroude, L.]. May 16. Variable-speed and reversing gearing for motor vehicles, machine tools, &c. The driving-shaft 1 carries a disc 2 formed with a series of rings of cup-shaped recesses ; the driven shaft 4 carries a longitudinally-grooved cylinder 5. The discs and cylinder are geared together by a ring of balls 8 held in a cage 7, which may be moved along the cylinder by a rack and pinion and is suitably guided. The disc is pressed up into working position by a spring 9 ; it is depressed, to allow the position of the ring of balls to be changed for varying the speed, reversing, or stopping, by means of a lever 10. The gearing is enclosed in a casing which may be charged with lubricant.
Patent GB-190100072-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Street Cleaners.
Inventor: MENZIES ROBERT CHARLES
Filed: 1901-01-01
Granted: 1901-03-09
Abstract: 72. Menzies, R. C. Jan. 1. Refuse, collecting ; elevating sweepings into carts and other receptacles.-A street cleaner consists of a frame 5, 6, shaped as shown so as to support a receptacle 14 held in place by a chain 15, and connected by clips 8, 12 to the curved wheel axle 7 and handles or shafts 11. A plate 16, connecting the plates 5, 6, is bent as shown at 17, to form a rest. Each of the pivot pins 21, on arms 22, can be inserted in one of a number of holes in a projection on the plate 6. The arms 22 carry a scoop 24, shaped as shown and operated by arms 30 so as to discharge the refuse, swept on to it, into the receptacle 14. The chain 15 is unhooked to allow a full receptacle to be dumped or replaced by an empty one.